A Horse Is A Horse, Of Course, Of Course

There was a lot of excitement at my office today when a van showed up in the parking lot, selling the rare northern delicacy that is basashi. In case you're not familiar with basashi, it's slices of raw horse meat, served cold and eaten with soy sauce, wasabi or both. I didn't have my wallet on me, so I was unable to partake this time ("He'll buy some next week," one of the office ladies assured the horse meat lady) but I think it was for the best. Don't get me wrong, I'm all up for trying new things while I'm here and I think that if someone can eat meat, there's really no reason why they should shy from specific types of meat just because it's deemed socially unacceptable (well, maybe within certain bounds). However, it's going to take me a while to work up the courage to put something in my mouth that looks like raw beef. Wiiilbur!